Our Supersized Kids And Obesity Epigenetics

By Barbara Christensen - 2:37 PM

I talk about epigenetics all the time. Childhood Obesity is a very serious epidemic in North America. Disease that has never been seen in children before. And overweight child will become an overweight adult. It's so sad, because I know that it used to be so unusual. Now nearly a third of our children are overweight or obese. That number is growing every year.

Children with Type-2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and elevated Cholesterol. Can you imagine? What if it's an inability to absorb our nutrients and we just crave it? What if it's genetics and we've passed on an inability to methylate properly? What if our kids without proper supplementation cannot change this path to obesity that they are on?There is an emerging body of work indicating that genes, epigenetics, and the in utero environment can impact whether or not a child is obese.

We're at risk of raising supersized kids who may live sicker and die younger than the generation before them and there are a lot of unanswered questions. If you look at the data, there is this notion that some of the changes that are contributing to this rise in obesity have to do with the exposure to toxicity in our environment. Yet there is no testing to find out if the exposure has a bigger impact on a specific genotype. However we see that 35% of Latino, and 40% of African American children compared to 29% of Caucasian kids are overweight. How does your biological genetics vs. your ancestral genetics impact obesity? Great place to check out some of the stats http://frac.org/initiatives/hunger-and-obesity/obesity-in-the-us/

In Germany they have shown through research that puberty has dropped by four years since 1920, and six years in that last century. Some kids in some areas are showing physical signs of puberty as early as age four. So we know that toxicity is having an impact on hormones, and we know that hormones can impact weight.

The best we can do is to change the chemical and toxic environment in our homes. That means organic foods, organic supplementation, nontoxic cleaners and personal care products. Influence your children's dietary choices because they will develop food preferences that will follow them into adulthood. We can change. Although you cannot change your genes, you can change your epigenome!! So the answer is just how to do it.

For my house, green smoothies have been a big support tool for getting more variety and nutrition into my daughter. I always make a smoothie in the morning. I like my daughter to not just have health, I want to model it for her. I know that in this life, I can't get the same nutrition from fresh greens as I could fifty years ago. Our soils are depleted. And so supporting my health with supplementation, that makes a difference. But it has to be organic, it has to be nutrient dense, and it has to taste good. Yucky tasting health will not win over a kid.

So win over your family with some easy options, clean up your home with vinegar, water, essential oils, and start thinking about the impact on your kids, and their kids. It's important.

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Barbara Christensen is a Certified Aromatherapist who specializes in the energy body connection. She struggled with her health throughout her childhood and early adulthood which lead her to seek out and become a purpose driven alternative expert. Barbara, who also has been trained in the areas of nutrition, energy modalities and anatomy; specializes in whole body wellness, says "My belief is that most of what we are dealing with is passed down and environmental gene expression that can be changed with diet, mindset and alternative therapies." Her expertise has made her a sought after guide for vegan paleo dieters, and those seeking to awaken and create a higher energy vibration.

" I became interested in wellness and a holistic approach at the age of 11 when I went to the ER after my first anaphylactic response to food. After years of a downward spiral in what should be the healthiest years of your life, I found the tools to start feeling incredible and I was amazed at how just a few little changes in my diet and environment could make me feel so good.

I love helping people break free from these stories that create negative beliefs, energetic implants and overall imbalance. I’ve helped people from all around the World to break free from these energetic stories because this is what is limiting us from living a lifestyle of wellness. During my combined 20 years of working with clients from in my spa and studio, to working with people and companies online, I have created a higher understanding of the inner obstacles we need to release in order to break our limiting belief stories.

I have spent the last eight years homeschooling my daughter with special learning and allergy needs, after watched too many kids go through the public system without the personalized support they need. It was the same spark that sparked my creation of the Paleo Vegeo dietary lifestyle and the plant-heavy Ketolicious Reset program, and to start sharing the knowledge of energetic, herbal and nutriceutical support tools."

Barbara runs the largest vegan paleo challenge group on Facebook, where you can get support in finding your own path forward. Learn more: www.PaleoVegeo.com

Barbara has found a life balance that allows her to work with clients from all over the world via the internet and online conferencing, for aromatherapy, wellness work and with distance energy models. She specializes in seeking the answers through her claircognizance abilities for mastering wellness readings. Learn more: www.BijaCoaching.com.

A bit more about Barbara

Barbara is a Certified Aromatherapist, Personal Trainer and Energetic Life Coach, Hypnotherapy, and EFT and TFT with Diplomas in Nutrition and R.E.B.T . A definite multipassionista Barbara also designed and taught web design, social media and marketing techniques to small business owners.

Barbara has been running Bija Coaching for over 15 years, and her spa was opened 25 years ago. She believes that this life is about being available to as many opportunities and possibilities as we can, and has been teaching and guiding others with in personal and online courses and groups for almost twenty years.

She is also a wife of almost 30 years, a mother, a writer and loves that how new age pathways have opened up a funnel of business experiences for everyone, and not just for the wealthy. She loves meeting new people and experiencing the adventure of life!